Germany denies report on post-bailout aid for Greece

(Reuters) - The German government on Thursday denied a Greek media report that Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his Greek counterpart Gikas Hardouvelis had reached an agreement on further support for Greece after it exits its bailout program.

Greek premier Antonis Samaras says economic pain will ease next year

ATHENS: Greece's economic pain will ease in 2014 as it exits a recession that will be less acute than forecast this year, helping the country meet its bailout targets, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Saturday.

IMF Approves Greek Disbursement and Seeks Better Tax Collection

The International Monetary Fund agreed to disburse 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to Greece under its second bailout to the country after the government took measures including a bill to dismiss public-sector employees.

EU, IMF to resume inspection of Greek reforms this week

ATHENS: Auditors from the EU and IMF will resume an inspection of Greek reforms this week that was suspended just days before the banking crisis erupted in Cyprus.

Euro zone recession likely deepened in Q4: PMIs

LONDON: The euro zone recession has deepened in the current quarter after the bloc's private sector contracted for the 11th straight month in December, a purchasing managers' index suggested on Friday.

Greek bankruptcy averted for now

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — European and global financial leaders have agreed to release €44 billion ($57 billion) in critical loans to Greece and provide billions in additional debt relief in order to help the country stabilize its ailing economy.

Greece makes austerity push, workers gear for strike

ATHENS: Greece's government presented a new austerity package to parliament on Monday as a week of strikes and protests kicked off over proposals that lawmakers must approve if the country is to secure more aid and stave off bankruptcy.

Greece prime minister says country must stay in euro to be "modern and credible"

Antonis Samaras, the prime minister of Greece, says the European Central Bank's decision to start buying eurozone bonds has proved the beleaguered country must stay in the euro.

Global shares retreat on growth, euro zone woes

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stock, bond and commodity markets saw investors selling riskier assets on Friday, as they scaled back expectations of strong stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and fretted about the euro zone's debt troubles and widespread economic weakness.

Spain feels debt heat, Greece way off bailout terms

MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain paid the second highest yield on short-term debt since the birth of the euro at an auction on Tuesday, and EU officials said Greece had little hope of meeting the terms of its bailout, casting fresh doubt on its future in the euro zone.